Resources

SOUTH CAROLINA LGBT RESOURCES

 

South Carolina Equality provides this list of resources as a service to the LGBT community in South Carolina.  We do not control the content or privacy policies of these websites and assume no responsibility for them. We have attempted to provide a thorough and inclusive directory of interest to our community. If we have not included your organization, please contact us at info@scequality.org, and we will consider your request.

 

 

 


 

State and Local LGBT Support Organizations

Alliance for Full Acceptance (AFFA) 

Harriet Hancock Community Center/SC Pride

Rainbow Radio 

Sean’s Last Wish 

South Carolina Gay and Lesbian Business Guild (SCGLBG) 

South Carolina Library Association GLBT Roundtable 

Southerners on New Ground (SONG) 

 

Law Enforcement 

 

Richland County Sheriff’s Department / Victims Assistance Unit 803-576-3115

Gay and Lesbian Liaison Officer (GLLO)

This investigator serves as a point of contact for members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons who are victims of crime.

 

 

State and Local Pride Centers

Augusta Pride

Myrtle Beach Pride 

SC Black Pride

SC Pride 

Upstate Pride 

 

State and Local Transgender Support Groups

Aiken/Augusta Transgender Support Group 

Carolina Transgender Society 

Charleston Area Transgender Support 

Charlotte Transgender Alliance

Columbia Transgender Support        

Palmetto Transgender Association    

TransCarolina 

 

PFLAG - Parents and Friends of Gays and Lesbians

Charleston 

Columbia 

Greenville

Myrtle Beach 

Spartanburg 

 

HIV/AIDS and Health Services

AID Upstate (Greenville)

AIDS Benefit Foundation of South Carolina 

Careteam (Myrtle Beach)                        

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

Lowcountry AIDS Services (Charleston) 

PALSS (Columbia)

Richland Community Health Care Association

South Carolina Campaign to End AIDS 

South Carolina HIV/AIDS Council 

Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands  

South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault 

South Carolina Victim Assistance Network 

Tell Them

YEAH! - Youth Empowered Against HIV

South Carolina AIDS/STD Hotline 1-800-322-AIDS (2437)

 

Youth Organizations

 

SC GSA Network

Charleston Area Mpowerment Project (CHAMP)

We Are Family Youth Support

Young Professional Gay Straight Alliance 

 

 

For Women with LGBT Support

         

          Advance South Carolina Women



 

Coming Out?

 

                 LeadWithLoveFilm.com

 

Welcoming and GLBT Friendly Religious and Spiritual Congregations in South Carolina

 

          IN SOUTH CAROLINA

 

List of GLBT Friendly Religious and Spiritual Congregations in South Carolina

 

 

IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA SURROUNDING AREA

 

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America  

Metropolitan Community Churches (South Carolina)

New Life MCC Charlotte (Charlotte)

Metropolitan Community Church of Our Redeemer (Aiken/Augusta)

Reform Synagogues in South Carolina 

Unitarian Universalist Fellowships in South Carolina 

United Church of Christ (enter zip code)

Garden of Grace United Church of Christ (Columbia)

Unity Churches in South Carolina

Cherry Hill Seminary Pagan Ministry 

Community Church of the Midlands (Columbia)

First Christian Church (Columbia) 

Freedom Worship Church (Greenville)

New Day Christian Community Church (Greer)

Open Door Community Church (Charleston)

Providence Christian Church (Manning)

Rock Church (Myrtle Beach)

Unity Fellowship Church (Charlotte NC)

 

GLBT Political and Ally Organizations

Log Cabin Republicans 

Stonewall Democrats 

South Carolina New Democrats 

Carolina Peace Resource Center 

South Carolina Progressive Network 

 

National Advocacy and Support Organizations

Alliance for Justice 

American Civil Liberties Union (National)

American Veterans for Equal Rights 

Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists

BiNet USA 

Campus Pride 

Clergy for Fairness

Equality Federation

Family Equality Council 

Freedom to Marry

Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders 

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)

Gay and Lesbian Medical Association 

Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) 

GLBT National Help Center 

Human Rights Campaign (HRC)

International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission 

Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund

Lesbian & Gay Immigration Rights Task Force

National Black Justice Coalition 

National Center for Lesbian Rights

National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) 

National Consortium of Directors of LGBT Resources in Higher Education

National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) 

National Transgender Advocacy Coalition (NTAC) 

National Youth Advocacy Coalition 

Older Lesbians Organizing for Change (OLOC) 

Out and Equal Workplace Advocates 

Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) 

Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network (RAINN)  

Services & Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders (SAGE) 

Service Members Legal Defense Network (SLDN)

Trevor Project 

Victory Fund